02.08.10
Maine Red Claws Basketball
Have you checked out the Maine Red Claws basketball team? The Red Claws are an official minor league team of the NBA. They are located on Park Avenue in Portland and offer a great time for friends and family. You can reserve tickets online or purchase them at the gate on the night of any game. They offer great birthday party packages, group tickets and season passes as well. Also enjoy the entertainment of the Lady Red Claws Dance Team and Crusher, the lobster mascot.The Red Claws not only offer quality entertainment, but also support our community by participating in events and programs that help Maine children and citizens. Check out their website to learn more about the Maine Red Claws.
Here at Festiva Adventure Club we love to help people plan fun and exciting vacations. While you are in Portland visiting the Red Claws, come into our office and learn about all our different vacation options. Whether you want to set sail in the Caribbean with our Cruise Club, enjoy Mardi Gras at our Frenchmen Orleans resort or snuggle up in the mountains at one of our 
Branson, Missouri, resorts, we can help make it happen. With over 27 resorts, our Cruise Club and Adventure Club, Festiva can help you plan a romantic get-away for two or family vacation for six. Check out Festiva’s website or call 888-695-0200 to learn more today!
02.06.10
Moosehead Lake Snofest
The Moosehead Lake Snofest is an annual celebration of winter activities that can take place in the beautiful state of Maine. The fun begins on February 12th and continues until the 19th. There will be a Family Fun Day, A Chili Chowder Cook-Off, snowmobile parades, bonfires, and snowmobile competitions!
There will be dog racing, chocolate tasting, and more ice skating parties than you can think of! The snofest will be held in Greenville, Maine, on Main Street and while you are in the area, the Festiva Adventure Club has even more fun planned for you! At our location in Portland, we want you to come in to listen to one of our 90 minute presentations to learn how you and your loved ones can take more vacations and for less money. The possibilities are almost endless with our 27 resorts and airfares and cruises that are well in your budget. Head over to our website at www.festiva.travel to learn how you can become part of Festiva’s Adventure Club.
02.05.10
Have some fun on Long Lake!
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The Naples Winter Carnival is quickly approaching and the fun begins Valentine’s Day weekend! If you don’t have any activities in mind yet for you and your sweetheart, you may want to give this fun event a chance. It is being hosted by the Muddy River Sno-Seekers Snowmobile Club and the fun begins at 9am both days.
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The weekend will include a poker rally, fishing derby, broom ball, antique snowmobile show, Santa Claus, radar runs, hay rides, snow coach rides, raffles, helicopter rides, food booths and more!
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You can also expect to enjoy a party on Saturday night at the tiki bar complete with dinner, appetizers, cocktails and live entertainment! Don’t miss the bonfire on the lake to watch the fireworks on Saturday night as well! If you get too cold you can feel free to take the warm-up shuttle to the Town Gym for some free hot chocolate, movies and snow sculptures! For more information give Dan Allen a call at 207-318-6965!
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If you like the sound of this event but don’t like the cold, visit Festiva Hospitality Group’s website to learn how you can ditch the cold and head for the beach! You can also give Festiva a call at 888-695-0200 to schedule a time to come in and watch a presentation about our member’s only travel club called Festiva Adventure Club. That way you’ll have all of the information you need to decide if vacation ownership is right for you!
02.04.10
Don’t miss the Maine Home, Remodeling and Garden Show this weekend!
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The Maine Home, Remodeling & Garden Show is taking place this Saturday and Sunday, February 6th and 7th. The fun will begin at 10 am at the Cumberland County Civic Center and you can be sure to take away tons of home and garden ideas! This year they will be emphasizing eco-friendly updates. The cost is only $8 for adults, $6 for seniors ages 65 and older, $5 for kids ages 6-16 and free for children under 6.
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This year will have over 170 booths including Castle Kitchens, Mainely Tubs, Clarke Painting, Gagne & Sons, K2 Landscaping and more! There will also be a book signing by Mary Ann Esposito for “Ciao Italia Five Ingredient Favorites” as well as by Kate Krukowski Gooding for “Black Fly Stew Cookbook Series-Wild Maine Recipes.”
Don’t miss the raffle to benefit Habitat for Humanity. The prize will be a 16” x 20” watercolor painting that is being donated by artist Joseph Cousins of Freeport. You’ll also have a chance to meet Meredith Bickford, Mrs. Maine America, on Sunday from 11 am – 3 pm.
There will also be several seminars throughout the weekend including the topics of color trends, what to look for when hiring a contractor, making an energy-efficient home and more! Some of the ongoing clinics will be run by Home Depot and they will be discussing “Wind Turbines & Solar…What’s Right for You.”
Don’t forget to bring your shopping bags in case you decide to purchase some great items at the show such as candles, candy, pottery, stained glass, and more! There will be tons of prizes given away thanks to the many exhibitors and sponsors as well!
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Don’t forget to stop by the Festiva Hospitality Group booth to enter to win $15,000 cash or an ATV and snowmobile! If you can’t make it to the show but still want your chance to win the grand prize, give Festiva a call at 888-695-0200 to find out how you can stop by to scratch off your grand prize scratch ticket at Festiva Adventure Club’s Preview Center in Portland!
02.03.10
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner!
Don’t get caught last minute without any Valentine’s Day plans for your sweetie this year. Instead of a box of chocolates, why not try something fun and different? Color Me Mine pottery studio in Portland is hosting a special event that is sure to please Valentines of any age.
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Color Me Mine is a paint your own ceramic studio were you can have fun painting in a positive and creative way. With over 400 different bisque items to choose from, there are many styles to suit anyone’s budget or taste. Color Me Mine is running a Valentine’s Day special. For only $17 for an adult/child or $22 for 2 adults, you and your special Valentine can start painting memories together. The price includes paint time for two, chocolate covered strawberries and a rose! Call for reservations at 899-3773 today.
While you’re in the area stop by Festiva Adventure Club. With 27 resorts, we can help you and your sweetheart plan the vacation of a lifetime. Check out our website at www.festiva.travel and schedule a 90 min tour with us. There is even the chance to win some fabulous prizes! So give Festiva a call at 888-695-0200 and make this years Valentine’s Day one to remember!
02.02.10
Enter to Win $15,000 and $100 to Gritty McDuff’s
How would you like a chance to win $15,000 and a $100 gift certificate to Gritty McDuff’s restaurant? Head on into one of Gritty’s 3 locations, Portland, Freeport and Lewiston/Auburn, and enter to win. It’s as simple as that!
Gritty’s Portland Brew Pub has been offering great food and drink since 1988. It was the first brew pub since prohibition and the leader in Maine’s microbrew revolution. Locals and visitors from all over the world have been enjoying fine, small-batched ales brewed on-premise, and great pub fare in a real old world pub atmosphere. Come into Gritty’s on Fore Street in Portland’s Old Port and find out what everyone is talking about.*
Come into Festiva Adventure Club on Riverside Street in Portland and learn about some great vacation options. For viewing our 90 minute presentation you can walk out with a $30 dollar gift certificate to Gritty’s and a book of 
coupons to use at other local businesses. Festiva has been offering great vacations for the past 10 years. We have over 24 resorts, 4 cruise club destination and our Adventure Club. Check out our website or call 888-695-0200 to learn more today!
02.01.10
Enjoy yourself at a wine, brownie and chocolate tasting!
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Simply Divine Brownies and Wilbur’s of Maine Chocolate Confections will be hosting a wine, brownie and chocolate tasting on February 4th from 4:30-6:30! Stop by Wilbur’s in Freeport and enjoy the tasting for just $4 per person. For more information, give Wilbur’s a call at 207-856-4071 or visit Wilbur’s of Maine’s website!
Wilbur’s of Maine Chocolate Confections has a website full of products that are sure to spark your appetite! Some of the categories they have are Holidays, Weddings, Seasons, Gift Baskets, Birthday Parties, Fundraisers, Chocolate Platters, Chocolate Buffet, Personalized Items and so much more!
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Simply Divine Brownies has a pretty and yummy looking website as well so be sure to stop by there to check them out! Some of their products include birthday brownies, wedding brownies, brownie filled giftware, brownie of the month, brownie truffles and so much more! Feel free to check out their blog or sign up for their Build a Brownie Contest which ends on March 12th!
If you like what you see on their websites and would like to try some of their tasty desserts for free, give Festiva Hospitality Group a call at 888-695-0200 to schedule a time to come in and learn a little about us and our members only travel club called Festiva Adventure Club. Then after the presentation, Festiva will give you some cool gifts such as the Visa gift card as a thank you for coming in! There’s nothing better than free chocolate!
01.31.10
Winter Lighthouses
Even though winter is here, there is no reason to stay inside! Bundle up your family and venture out to the coast of Maine where you can experience some of the best lighthouses in the country. Maine has the second largest count of lighthouses in the U.S., with over 60 of them scattered along the coast of Maine. They have become a symbol and have guided countless mariners around dangerous shores and thick fog for over 200 years!
Whaleback Light, Boon Island Light, Cape Neddick Light, Goat Island Light, and Wood Island Light are just a handful of the well-known lighthouses in southern Maine. It is a good idea to get out in the winter and enjoy the beautiful coast! It can still be breathtaking in the cold and a good way for you and your family to have some fun.
At Festiva Hospitality Group, we have 27 beautiful resorts, the majority of them scattered throughout the East Coast and the Midwest. We know what a vacation in a beautiful setting can do for you and your family and we want to make sure that you can take family vacations often! At Festiva we can show you how you can travel for less money and more often. We take vacationing seriously and can take all of the hard work out of trying to find a good place for you. Head over to our Festiva website at www.festiva.travel to find out how you can listen to one of our 90 minute presentations in Portland, Maine. And as a thank you for just hearing what we have to say, you could get $1000.00, a flat screen TV, a netbook, and so much more!
01.30.10
The Best of Maine
Maine is a beautiful state and if you don’t live here, you should seriously consider vacationing here! We have so much to offer! Maine is full of natural wonders including waterfalls, caves, cliffs and estuaries. You can explore the mountains and the coastline here. Our wildlife makes our natural attractions even more exciting to experience. Maine has many options to choose from if you want to take a slow walk through any of our wildlife reserves, see what its like to be far off the shore of the Atlantic Ocean to go whale watching, go on a puffins excursion, or even take a moose safari trip deep into the Maine woods.
Go to VisitMaine.com, a very helpful and informative website that will tell you where you can see the best wildlife or go on the best safaris, and can also keep you up to date on the most exciting and thrilling fairs, festivals, sporting events, and concerts that Maine has going on at any time. Head over to www.visitmaine.com to see what you and your family can do next time you are the the astounding state of Maine!
And while you are in the area, you should come over to Festiva Hospitality Group’s location in Portland Maine! At Festiva we can show you and your family how you can take longer vacations, more often, and for less money than you could ever imagine! We are a family friendly resort and we look forward to meeting you so that we can make your life more fun! Maine is just one of the amazing states that we have one of our resorts at! Head over to our website at www.festiva.travel so that you can see for yourself the beautiful places that you and your family could visit!
01.29.10
Who doesn’t love chocolate?!
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Whether you’re young or old, are celebrating an occasion or just have a craving, most people love chocolate! Why not celebrate chocolate during the month of Valentine’s Day when lots of chocolate is given and consumed! Kennebunk is hosting their annual fundraiser and celebration of all things chocolate during their Chocolate Extravaganza. This has been happening since 2001 and admission is free and includes chocolate giveaways!
Since every vendor has to donate something chocolate to the event for prizes and games, it’s a lot of fun and there are many interesting ideas. For example, there have been chocolate nachos, chocolate coffee, a chocolate kiss bustier and more. There have also been attractions such as a five foot chocolate fountain with strawberries thanks to the On the Marsh Restaurant.
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There is usually a donation jar for different charities and this year, Ever After Mustang Rescue is going to bring their horses. Their charity provides a haven for wild horses from all over the United States.
The event will include a live band while vendors can compete to give away the best free hot chocolate. There will also be a chocolate sculpture! The past has included a chocolate covered heart, a sand castle, a chocolate dipped man, and an eight foot lobster as well as other great masterpieces!
This unique and tasty event will be taking place in February and the exact date is to be determined. Check back with the Chocolate Extravaganza’s website often to find out when the fun will begin or you can give Danie Connolly a call at 207-985-9999.
Since Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, maybe chocolate is on your shopping list? Give Festiva Hospitality Group a call at 888-695-0200 to learn how to get a free Visa gift card to go buy that special someone in your life some chocolate and more for free! Or, ask about the many different dinner certificates we can offer you so you can take that special someone out to a nice dinner on us at Festiva! If you’re interested in joining our member’s only travel club called Festiva Adventure Club, visit our website to learn more about us and the opportunity to spend future holidays at one of our many travel destinations!
